710 PARKS 



The desires of children, young people and adults for recreation do not 



find expression through the same channels. Some people find their greatest 

 satisfaction in physical activities; others in social activities. With a large 

 number the appeal is along artistic lines, in the enjoyment of painting and 



other forms of art and in creating something. For this reason the recreation 

 program must be exceedingly broad in its scope, providing for diversity of 

 tastes and desires as well as for varied age groups. 



West Chicago Park Commissioners Playground Department 

 Yearly Program of Activities for Directors Revised 1927 



Promoted through Central Office Promoted by Local Staff Promoted by Local Staff 



Required of All Parks Required of All Parks Optional with Parks 



JANUARY 



Inter-park ice skating meet. Inter-park skating meet. Toboggan races. 



Inter-park basket ball tournament. Inter-park ice carnival. Ski races. 



Inter-park checker tournament. Inter-park checker tournament. Snow modeling. 



City-wide checker tournament. Inter-park indoor baseball tournament. Sled races. 



Winter sports ice carnival. Weekly social dancing. Dog and sled derby. 



Motion picture entertainments. Miscellaneous assembly programs. Americanization programs. 



First aid lectures and demonstrations. Community night. 



Music class instruction. Dramatic entertainments. 



Circulation of library books (throughout year). Grammar school athletic leagues. 



Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls (through- 

 out year). 



Handball tournament. 

 FEBRUARY 



Competition in city-wide ice skating meet. Inter-park wrestling tournament. Continuation of winter sports program. 



Inter-park basket ball tournament. Inter-park volley ball tournament. Grammar school athletic leagues. 



City-wide basket ball tournaments. Gymnastic exhibitions. Stunt night for gymnasium classes. 



Inter-park indoor baseball tournament. Lincoln Day and Washington Day program. Weekly folk dance socials. 



Inter-park girls' volley ball tournament. Weekly social dance. Community nights. 



Motion picture entertainments. Miscellaneous assembly programs. Business men's volley ball league. 



First aid lectures and demonstrations. Concerts and operettas. Exhibit of children's handiwork. 



Instructions in music to groups. Ping-pong tournament. 



Preparation of groups for gymnastic demonstration. Minstrel show. 



Valentine parties. 

 MARCH 



Inter-park girls' volley ball tournament. Dramatic entertainments. Grammar school basket ball league. 



Inter-park boys' volley ball tournament. Gymnastic demonstrations. Ping-pong tournament. 



City-wide basket ball tournaments. Weekly social dance. Community sing fests. 



Inter-park wrestling tournament. Miscellaneous assembly programs. Community socials. 



City-wide wrestling tournaments. Inter-park athletic tournaments. Forum. 



Dramatic week presentations by junior and Athletic carnival. 



senior dramatic clubs. Business men's volley ball league. 



Annual gymnastic demonstration. Hot stove quartet. 



Motion picture entertainments. Domestic science demonstrations. 



First aid lectures and demonstrations. Father and Son Day. 



Preparation of groups for annual music festival. Organize nature study club. 



APRIL 



Inter-park roller skating meet. Concerts and operettas. Grammar school volley ball tournament. 



Preparation of groups for annual music Weekly social dance. Kiddies' marble tournament. 



festival. Revue of indoor season activities. Plays and games night. 



Preparation of groups for annual play Handcraft exhibit. Harmonica recital. 



festival. Inter-park roller skating meet. Hobby show. 



First aid lectures and demonstrations. Preparation for boys' week exposition. Roller skating hockey. 



Competition in A. A. F. volley ball. Miscellaneous assembly programs. Orchestral programs. 



Competition in inter-park boys' volley ball Easter Day programs. Homemade radio exhibit. 



tournament. Bird house exhibit. 



Mother and Daughter Day. 

 MAY 



Annual arts and crafts exhibit. Inter-park marble tournament. Community gardening contest. 



Inter-park marble tournament. Annual clean-up week. May Day celebration. 



City-wide marble tournament. Play festival rehearsal. Community hikes. 



Inter-park bicycling meet. Music festival rehearsal. Tops contest. 



Preparation of groups for annual music Participation in Boys' Achievement Pushmobile races. 



festival. Exposition. Mock athletic meet. 



Preparation of groups for annual play Miscellaneous assembly programs. Grammar school playground ball league. 



festival. Junior police drill. Paper flower show. 



City-wide roller skating meet. Girl cadet drill. Kiddie kar races. 



Participation in Boys' Achievement Bicycling meet preliminaries. Memorial Day programs. 



Exposition (Boys' Week). 



JUNE 



Inter-park playground baseball tournament Inter-park playground ball tournament Scooter races. 



for boys. for boys. Kite flying contest. 



Annual junior and senior music festival. Inter-park girls' long ball and playground Pet show and circus. 



Annual play festival. ball tournaments. Baby show and parade. 



Inter-park top tournament for boys. Inter-park ball players' contest. Grammar school playground ball league. 



Inter-park rope jumping tournament for Inter-park top tournaments. Community gardening contest. 



girls. Inter-park rope jumping tournament. Quoits tournament. 



